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BRIDGES ELIGIBILITY MANUAL STATE OF MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES

providing they meet other eligibility criteria (for example, asset or income limits). SOCIAL SECURITY CREDITS (SSC) SDA and SNAP Social Security credits (SSC) are earned by working at a job cov- ered by Social Security and/or Medicare. The Social Security Administration (SSA) decides how many SSCs a person has earned. A person can earn up to four SSCs per year, depending on the amount of their gross earned income. SSCs do not represent earnings in a particular calendar quarter. However, SSA attributes SSCs to calendar quarters to assist in determining non-citizen program eligibility. SSCs are posted to the earner's Social Security earnings file by September of the taxable year following the year in which they were earned. For example, SSCs earned in 1996 are posted by Septem- ber 1997. SSCs which have been earned but not yet posted are lag SSCs; see Lag SSCs in this section. SSC Requirement Some lawful permanent residents must meet the SSC requirement to be eligible; see Citizenship/Non-citizen Status and EXHIBIT II in this item. To meet the SSC requirement, a lawful permanent resident must have at least 40 countable SSCs; see Determining Countable SSCs in this section. A non-citizen must meet this requirement only once. Each lawful permanent resident whose eligibility depends upon SSCs must complete and sign a DHS-4784, Permanent Resident Alien Declaration, at application (including member addition) unless there is proof that the SSC requirement has already been met. Review at redetermination the eligibility of any group members dis- qualified for failing the SSC requirement.